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The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Lukgaf(op): 8:12am On Sep 05, 2025
Dear brothers and sisters,
The Qur’an and Sunnah are clear in their commands to follow the guidance of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ and in their prohibition of introducing new practices into the religion. Yet nowhere in the Qur’an or Sunnah were we commanded to celebrate the birth of the Prophet ﷺ.

Allah says:

“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you truly love Allah, then follow me. Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’”
— [Āl ‘Imrān 3:31]



Reflect deeply: the Prophet ﷺ never celebrated his own birthday. Neither did his noble companions (RA), nor the righteous generations after them. This practice appeared only centuries later, far removed from the time of the Prophet ﷺ. If it was truly part of Islam, then those closest to him, who loved him most, would have been the first to do it.

Unfortunately, today in places like Nigeria and elsewhere, some people use Mawlid as a means to raise money, gain popularity, or show off. But regardless of intentions or the form it takes, there is no doubt that it is an innovation (bid‘ah) and the Prophet ﷺ clearly warned against innovations in religion.

He ﷺ said:

“The most evil of affairs are the newly invented matters, and every innovation is misguidance.”
— (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)



My dear brothers and sisters, if we truly claim to love the Prophet ﷺ, then our love must be shown through following his Sunnah, adhering to his teachings, reviving his way, and avoiding what he did not do.

Let us prove our love for him by:

- Perfecting our five daily prayers.

- Increasing our salāt upon him ﷺ.

- Living by his character of mercy, honesty, and humility.

- Avoiding all innovations that he himself never practiced.


May Allah guide us to the straight path, increase us in true love for His Messenger ﷺ, and protect us from innovations that corrupt our religion. Āmīn.

PS: Don't forget to recite Suratul Khaf today.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Ekrenji: 10:49am On Sep 05, 2025
Happy birthday to Mohammed

Thank you for giving us public holiday today


Anyone not happy with his birthday and the public holiday should return the holiday to the federal govt and go back to work
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by dominique(mod): 11:09am On Sep 05, 2025
Every year we keep shouting that there's no such thing as eid-el maloud but the government keeps insisting we must celebrate it. It is not a festival and should not be treated as such
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by ictmikky(m): 11:23am On Sep 05, 2025
Erm but people still celebrate it every year especially in Nigeria
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Godjone(m): 11:27am On Sep 05, 2025
Mashalah aruzunilahhi madashaitani rahil. The born ter is celebrating
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by davodyguy: 11:29am On Sep 05, 2025
Is it celebrated in other majority Muslim nations?

KSA, UAE and Qatar?
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by McBishop2020: 11:35am On Sep 05, 2025
Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉 to Mohammed.
May there be peace on earth
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Gentlevip: 11:37am On Sep 05, 2025
Islam celebrates the Prophet every second. So do all good Muslims.

It is fully Sunnah. The only bidia is trying to prohibit it.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by themanderon: 11:39am On Sep 05, 2025
Islam is simply trying to copy Christianity in all they do. Christmas is celebrated so they had to invent theirs too. I have even seen Muslims holding vigils grin can you imagine?
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Kdon2: 11:42am On Sep 05, 2025
Lukgaf:
Dear brothers and sisters,
The Qur’an and Sunnah are clear in their commands to follow the guidance of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ and in their prohibition of introducing new practices into the religion. Yet nowhere in the Qur’an or Sunnah were we commanded to celebrate the birth of the Prophet ﷺ.

Allah says:

“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you truly love Allah, then follow me. Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’”
— [Āl ‘Imrān 3:31]



Reflect deeply: the Prophet ﷺ never celebrated his own birthday. Neither did his noble companions (RA), nor the righteous generations after them. This practice appeared only centuries later, far removed from the time of the Prophet ﷺ. If it was truly part of Islam, then those closest to him, who loved him most, would have been the first to do it.

Unfortunately, today in places like Nigeria and elsewhere, some people use Mawlid as a means to raise money, gain popularity, or show off. But regardless of intentions or the form it takes, there is no doubt that it is an innovation (bid‘ah) and the Prophet ﷺ clearly warned against innovations in religion.

He ﷺ said:

“The most evil of affairs are the newly invented matters, and every innovation is misguidance.”
— (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)



My dear brothers and sisters, if we truly claim to love the Prophet ﷺ, then our love must be shown through following his Sunnah, adhering to his teachings, reviving his way, and avoiding what he did not do.

Let us prove our love for him by:

- Perfecting our five daily prayers.

- Increasing our salāt upon him ﷺ.

- Living by his character of mercy, honesty, and humility.

- Avoiding all innovations that he himself never practiced.


May Allah guide us to the straight path, increase us in true love for His Messenger ﷺ, and protect us from innovations that corrupt our religion. Āmīn.

PS: Don't forget to recite Suratul Khaf today.
They are copying Christian's. It's Christianity that informed it
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Yampotatocarrot(m): 11:46am On Sep 05, 2025
Is it not celebrated in other countries?

Is there a holiday for his death also? (Just asking)

Maybe we should find the birthday of the first Isese priest and add also... Anything to help us save one day's tfare will be appreciated
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by papiilo(m): 12:01pm On Sep 05, 2025
dominique:
Every year we keep shouting that there's no such thing as eid-el maloud but the government keeps insisting we must celebrate it. It is not a festival and should not be treated as such
are you a Muslim?

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Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by AngelicBeing: 12:32pm On Sep 05, 2025
enemyofprogress:
Happy post rumours birthday to the king of swords.
Hian, like seriously, King of SWORDS ⚔️, you have started again ooooooooo with your Intercontinental ballistic missile from your armory fired from Jerusalem and it hits it's intended targets.... Hahaha 😂
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by shox: 12:40pm On Sep 05, 2025
AngelicBeing:
Hian, like seriously, King of SWORDS ⚔️, you have started again ooooooooo with your Intercontinental ballistic missile from your armory fired from Jerusalem and it hits it's intended targets.... Hahaha 😂
una get mind for this nairaland sha

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Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Blackdisciple(m): 1:10pm On Sep 05, 2025
dominique:
Every year we keep shouting that there's no such thing as eid-el maloud but the government keeps insisting we must celebrate it. It is not a festival and should not be treated as such
The truth is that elmaloud is no celebrated by every Muslim, just yesterday at my work place while we were all waiting for an official mail prior to that and someone asked one of us who is a Muslim from gwoza borno state a question that " tomorrow is Mohammad's birthday we will be going for holiday" and his reply was they don't know what that is cos they don't celebrate such thing instantly I got to understand that elmaloud is not celebrated by all Muslims ....
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by tanigororo: 1:17pm On Sep 05, 2025
Gentlevip:
Islam celebrates the Prophet every second. So do all good Muslims.

It is fully Sunnah. The only bidia is trying to prohibit it.
May Allah be ever please with you, May Allah be ever please with me and every other person who appreciate the prophet enough to celebrate him.
Alhamdulillahi, Maoludi Nabiyi Muhammad (S.A.W)
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by osuofia2(m): 1:26pm On Sep 05, 2025
dominique:
Every year we keep shouting that there's no such thing as eid-el maloud but the government keeps insisting we must celebrate it. It is not a festival and should not be treated as such
Ask Muric to stop the propagation, he requested for it and almost made it an issue.
Tell your people to stop observing the break
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by chipet67(m): 1:28pm On Sep 05, 2025
Whether Una celebrate am or not... The main aim is living the righteous life in the holy book.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by dominique(mod): 1:29pm On Sep 05, 2025
osuofia2:
Ask Muric to stop the propagation, he requested for it and almost made it an issue.
Tell your people to stop observing the break
There was nothing like MURIC when Obasanjo decided to mark the date as public holiday. If anybody government decides to stop the date from being a public holiday, they should go ahead and do so.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Steep(m): 1:31pm On Sep 05, 2025
Islam is simply a religion of ignorance. No wonder it beeds terrorists, Muslims are victims of Islam. I pray that more muslims will come out of that darkness called Islam.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by tanigororo: 1:41pm On Sep 05, 2025
Lukgaf:
Dear brothers and sisters,
The Qur’an and Sunnah are clear in their commands to follow the guidance of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ and in their prohibition of introducing new practices into the religion. Yet nowhere in the Qur’an or Sunnah were we commanded to celebrate the birth of the Prophet ﷺ.
Salam Alaikum,
Please the first Quran Competition, which of the Sahaba, or Tabihun or Tabitabihun hosted it?
What gift was won for the competition?
Where was it hosted?
Who and who are the participants?
And in What Year?

If you can provide me with answer, I'll give you evidence of Maolud Nabiyi in the Quran and Hadith. Which does exists
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Sterope(f): 2:03pm On Sep 05, 2025
You celebrate the birthday of "God" on a day and on a month he wasn't born. Muslims don't. The ones that do are only doing it for themselves.

Vigils are nothing new in Islam, it is called Tahajjud and it is mentioned in the Qur'an. Holding it though en mass is a problem. It is meant to be a personal time between a believer and his God.



themanderon:
Islam is simply trying to copy Christianity in all they do. Christmas is celebrated so they had to invent theirs too. I have even seen Muslims holding vigils grin can you imagine?
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by GreenCovering:
The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy)
Prohibition?
How?
You people are taking your misconceptions too far.

https://www.nairaland.com/8513242/support-honouring-birthday-holy-prophet
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Deepthoughts: 4:38pm On Sep 05, 2025
Lukgaf:
Dear brothers and sisters,
The Qur’an and Sunnah are clear in their commands to follow the guidance of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ and in their prohibition of introducing new practices into the religion. Yet nowhere in the Qur’an or Sunnah were we commanded to celebrate the birth of the Prophet ﷺ.

Allah says:

“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you truly love Allah, then follow me. Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’”
— [Āl ‘Imrān 3:31]



Reflect deeply: the Prophet ﷺ never celebrated his own birthday. Neither did his noble companions (RA), nor the righteous generations after them. This practice appeared only centuries later, far removed from the time of the Prophet ﷺ. If it was truly part of Islam, then those closest to him, who loved him most, would have been the first to do it.

Unfortunately, today in places like Nigeria and elsewhere, some people use Mawlid as a means to raise money, gain popularity, or show off. But regardless of intentions or the form it takes, there is no doubt that it is an innovation (bid‘ah) and the Prophet ﷺ clearly warned against innovations in religion.

He ﷺ said:

“The most evil of affairs are the newly invented matters, and every innovation is misguidance.”
— (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)



My dear brothers and sisters, if we truly claim to love the Prophet ﷺ, then our love must be shown through following his Sunnah, adhering to his teachings, reviving his way, and avoiding what he did not do.

Let us prove our love for him by:

- Perfecting our five daily prayers.

- Increasing our salāt upon him ﷺ.

- Living by his character of mercy, honesty, and humility.

- Avoiding all innovations that he himself never practiced.


May Allah guide us to the straight path, increase us in true love for His Messenger ﷺ, and protect us from innovations that corrupt our religion. Āmīn.

PS: Don't forget to recite Suratul Khaf today.
professor Akintola of it MURIC will give you a dirty slap for written this,in fact to Akintola a celebration akin to Easter must be created in Islam.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by themanderon: 4:56pm On Sep 05, 2025
Sterope:
You celebrate the birthday of "God" on a day and on a month he wasn't born. Muslims don't. The ones that do are only doing it for themselves.

Vigils are nothing new in Islam, it is called Tahajjud and it is mentioned in the Qur'an. Holding it though en mass is a problem. It is meant to be a personal time between a believer and his God.
I don't care about Christmas. I only care about the salvation work Christ came to do for me and you on the cross of Calvary.
Re: The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy) by Sterope(f): 5:04pm On Sep 05, 2025
What does Christ salvation concern you and I when he said he came for the lost sheep of Israel?

Are you one of the lost sheep of Israel?


themanderon:
I don't care about Christmas. I only care about the salvation work Christ came to do for me and you on the cross of Calvary.
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